bluGill

it is an anti pattern that I want to discourage though

When I get off work I go to the kitchen and look at what perishables I have in the fridge, then search for “perishable recipes” and read a few results until I find something that sounds interesting, I have the other stuff for, and doesn’t take too long. Then search for side dishes that would go with it. I also read the reviews from people who have made it as they often suggest substitutions that make work or don’t. Then I start cooking.

You quickly learn which recipe sites have recipes and which are just blog about grandma, the dog, and everything else before they get to a recipe that probably won’t even turn out, since the only point was to get you to look at the ads. (I wish there was a way to not see those in search results…)

Once in a while I see something that looks good but takes too long so I do it next week planning ahead. This is rare though - I’m not good at planning a head.

I need to eat so this is just what I do every day. After a lot of practice I can now make some great meals at home, I can rarely find any place to eat out that isn’t a disappointment - I can make a much better meal for a lot less money.

We test droveithe buzz. Very nice van, but I can’t see paying that price.

Asking about the culture and work environment is what you are supposed to be doing when they ask “are there any questions”. I’ve never had a problem finding a job where I’m expected to work about 40 hours and go home. Once in a while they ask for extra work in an emergency, but that is rare and they have all made it up to me somehow.

The protection isn’t great I’ll agree, but it isn’t hard to find places that don’t treat you like that. Don’t work for the rest no matter how interesting the job is.

Exempt employees are expected to get their work done, but the work does need to be reasonable. If they give you 40 hours of meetings you can have a good case they are asking too much to expect anything more. While hours are not given by law, there is still an expectation of reasonableness.

Which is to say they cannot fire you for not getting your work done. However at-will means they can let you go - but that is not firing you for cause and there is a big difference in how the law treats that.

That does happen. The law doesn’t back them up, but many companies have that culture and good luck proving you were let go because of that vs something that is legal.

There are plenty of jobs that are more reasonable. They tend to be boring jobs though, so many are willing to pay the price to work a more exciting job.

There are plenty of people who openly admit that they don’t want anyone to own guns. Gun control doesn’t have to mean you won’t be able to own guns, but it is a reasonable fear of those who want to own guns that it will mean they can’t.

That has not been my experience. There is always more work to do than I have time. However it doesn’t pile up because lower priority work just doesn’t get done.

In the cases where I’ve been asked to do things like this it was instead of my regular work, not on top of it. US labor laws are tricky, but in general they need to assign you an amount of work that can be done in a reasonable amount of time. (contact a lawyer for details)

it goes to the sewer system which needs to be able to take care of things anyway. The amount of waste water through a RO system insignificant - your toilet flushing needs will use more water than your RO drinking water needs. (a typical low flush toilet, though some camping toilets use less)

A reverse osmosis filter will run you $150 for parts - plus install and yearly filter changes. Start with that for costs. I would assume eu costs are similar but that is sometimes very wrong.

If trump could think stratigically a eu-us embargo on china would change china for the better 'ast. But he lets china play us both.